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WhenIwasamiddleschoolstudent,I’vefinishedthisbookinChinese.ButwhenIreaditinEnglish,Ireallygainsomethingnewbothinthewayofexpressionandthespirititshowstous.Maybedifferentagestoreadthesamebookwewilllearndifferentthingsfromit.Atleast,formypart,thatistrue.

Firstly,Iwouldliketoreviewsomeinformationaboutthisbook.Suchasthebackground,majorcharactersandthetopicofit.

TheOldManandtheSeaisastorybyErnestHemingway,writteninCubain1951andpublishedin1952.ItwasthelastmajorworkoffictiontobeproducedbyHemingwayandpublishedinhislifetime.Oneofhismostfamousworks,itcentersuponSantiago,anagingCubanfishermanwhostruggleswithagiantmarlinfaroutintheGulfStream.[1]

TheOldManandtheSeaservedtoreinvigorateHemingway'

sliteraryreputationandpromptedareexaminationofhisentirebodyofwork.Thenovellawasinitiallyreceivedwithmuchpopularity;

itrestoredmanyreaders'

confidenceinHemingway'

scapabilityasanauthor.Itspublisher,Scribner'

s,onanearlydustjacket,calledthenovellaa"

newclassic,"

andmanycriticsfavorablycompareditwithsuchworksasWilliamFaulkner'

s"

TheBear"

andHermanMelville'

sMoby-Dick.

Thisbookgivesmeadeepimpressionespeciallythedescriptionabouttheman’sbravenessandpersistence.

Inthisbook,inordertosuggesttheprofundityoftheoldman’ssacrificeandtheglorythatderivesfromit,HemingwaypurposefullylikensSantiagotoChrist,who,accordingtoChristiantheology,gavehislifeforthegreatergloryofhumankind.CrucifixionimageryisthemostnoticeablewayinwhichHemingwaycreatesthesymbolicparallelbetweenSantiagoandChrist.WhenSantiago’spalmsarefirstcutbyhisfishingline,thereadercannothelpbutthinkofChristsufferinghisstigmata.Later,whenthesharksarrive,Hemingwayportraystheoldmanasacrucifiedmartyr,sayingthathemakesanoisesimilartothatofamanhavingnailsdriventhroughhishands.Furthermore,theimageoftheoldmanstrugglingupthehillwithhismastacrosshisshouldersrecallsChrist’smarchtowardCalvary.Eventhepositioninwhich

Santiagocollapsesonhisbed—facedownwithhisarmsoutstraightandthepalmsofhishandsup—bringstomindtheimageofChristsufferingonthecross.HemingwayemploystheseimagesinthefinalpagesofthenovellainordertolinkSantiagotoChrist,whoexemplifiedtranscendencebyturninglossintogain,defeatintotriumph,andevendeathintorenewedlife.

Themajorcharactersinthisbookarealsovividandlively.

Santiago,theoldmanofthenovella’stitle,SantiagoisaCubanfishermanwhohashadanextendedrunofbadluck.Despitehisexpertise,hehasbeenunabletocatchafishforeighty-fourdays.Heishumble,yetexhibitsajustifiedprideinhisabilities.Hisknowledgeoftheseaanditscreatures,andofhiscraft,isunparalleledandhelpshimpreserveasenseofhoperegardlessofcircumstance.Themarlin,Santiagohooksthemarlin,whichwelearnattheendofthenovellameasureseighteenfeet,onthefirstafternoonofhisfishingexpedition.Manolin,aboypresumablyinhisadolescence,ManolinisSantiago’sapprenticeanddevotedattendant.Theoldmanfirsttookhimoutonaboatwhenhewasmerelyfiveyearsold.DuetoSantiago’srecentbadluck,Manolin’sparentshaveforcedtheboytogooutonadifferentfishingboat.Manolin,however,stillcaresdeeplyfortheoldman,towhomhecontinuestolookasamentor.

JoeDiMaggio,althoughDiMaggioneverappearsinthenovel,heplaysasignificantrolenonethel

ess.Santiagoworshipshimasamodelofstrengthandcommitment,andhisthoughtsturntowardDiMaggiowheneverheneedstoreassurehimselfofhisownstrength.Perico,Perico,thereaderassumes,ownsthebodegainSantiago’svillage.Heneverappearsinthenovel,butheservesanimportantroleinthefisherman’slifebyprovidinghimwithnewspapersthatreportthebaseballscores.ThisactestablisheshimasakindmanwhohelpstheagingSantiago.

Martin,likePerico,Martin,acafé

ownerinSantiago’svillage,doesnotappearinthestory.ThereaderlearnsofhimthroughManolin,whooftengoestoMartinforSantiago’ssupper.Astheoldmansays,Martinisamanoffrequentkindnesswhodeservestoberepaid.

Fromtheveryfirstparagraph,Santiagoischaracterizedassomeonestrugglingagainstdefeat.Hehasgoneeighty-fourdayswithoutcatchingafish—hewillsoonpasshisownrecordofeighty-sevendays.AlmostasareminderofSantiago’sstruggle,thesailofhisskiffresembles“theflagofpermanentdefeat.”Buttheoldmanrefusesdefeatateveryturn:

heresolvestosailoutbeyondtheotherfishermentowherethebiggestfishpromisetobe.Helandsthemarlin,tyinghisrecordofeighty-sevendaysafterabrutalthree-dayfight,andhecontinuestowardoffsharksfromstealinghisprey,eventhoughheknowsthebattleisuseless.

BecauseSantiagoispittedagainstthecreaturesofthesea,somereaderschoosetoviewthetaleasachronicleofman’sbattleagainstthenaturalworld,butthenovellais,moreaccurately,thestoryofman’splacewithinnature.BothSantiagoandthemarlindisplayqualitiesofpride,honor,andbravery,andbotharesubjecttothesameeternallaw:

theymustkillorbekilled.AsSantiagoreflectswhenhewatchesthewearywarblerflytowardshore,whereitwillinevitablymeetthehawk,theworldisfilledwithpredators,andnolivingthingcanescapetheinevitablestrugglethatwillleadtoitsdeath.Santiagolivesaccordingtohisownobservation:

“manisnotmadefordefeat...[a]mancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.”InHemingway’sportraitoftheworld,deathisinevitable,butthebestmen（andanimals）willnonethelessrefusetogiveintoitspower.Accordingly,manandfishwillstruggletothedeath,justashungrysharkswilllaywastetoanoldman’strophycatch.

Thenovelsuggeststhatitispossibletotranscendthisnaturallaw.Infact,theveryinevitabilityofdestructioncreatesthetermsthatallowaworthymanorbeasttotranscendit.Itispreciselythroughtheefforttobattletheinevitablethatamancanprovehimself.Indeed,amancanprovethisdeterminationoverandoverthroughtheworthinessoftheopponentshechoosestoface.Santiagofindsthemarlinworthyofafight,justasheoncefound“thegreatnegroofCienfuegos”worthy.HSantiago,thoughdestroyedattheendofthenovella,isneverdefeated.Instead,heemergesasahero.Santiago’sstruggledoesnotenablehimtochangeman’splaceintheworld.Rather,itenableshimtomeethismostdignifieddestiny.

WhileitiscertainlytruethatSantiago’seighty-four-dayrunofbadluckisanaffronttohisprideasamasterfulfisherman,andthathisattempttobearouthisskillsbysailingfarintothegulfwatersleadstodisaster,Hemingwaydoesnotcondemnhisprotagonistforbeingfullofpride.Onthecontrary,Santiagostandsasproofthatpridemotivatesmentogreatness.Becausetheoldmanacknowledgesthathekilledthemightymarlinlargelyoutofpride,andbecausehiscaptureofthemarlinleadsinturntohisheroictranscendenceofdefeat,pridebecomesthesourceofSantiago’sgreateststrength.Withoutaferocioussenseofpride,thatbattlewouldneverhavebeenfought,ormorelikely,itwouldhavebeenabandonedbeforetheend.

Santiago’spridealsomotivateshisdesiretotranscendthedestructiveforcesofnature.Throughoutthenovel,nomatterhowbalefulhiscircumstancesbecome,theoldmanexhibitsanunflaggingde

terminationtocatchthemarlinandbringittoshore.Whenthefirstsharkarrives,Santiago’sresolveismentionedtwiceinthespaceofjustafewparagraphs.Eveniftheoldmanhadreturnedwiththemarlinintact,hismomentofglory,likethemarlin’smeat,wouldhavebeenshort-lived.ThegloryandhonorSantiagoaccruescomesnotfromhisbattleitselfbutfromhisprideanddeterminationtofight.

SantiagodreamshispleasantdreamofthelionsatplayonthebeachesofAfricathreetimes.Thefirsttimeisthenightbeforehedepartsonhisthree-dayfishingexpedition,thesecondoccurswhenhesleepsontheboatforafewhoursinthemiddleofhisstrugglewiththemarlin,andthethirdtakesplaceattheveryendofthebook.Infact,thesoberpromiseofthetriumphandregenerationwithwhichthenovellaclosesissupportedbythefinalimageofthelions.BecauseSantiagoassociatesthelionswithhisyouth,thedreamsuggeststhecircularnatureoflife.Additionally,becauseSantiagoimaginesthelions,fiercepredators,playing,hisdreamsuggestsaharmonybetweentheopposingforces—lifeanddeath,loveandhate,destructionandregeneration—ofnature.

Thisbookgivesmecourageoferingallkindsofdifficulties.AndIhavethebeliefthatthemostbeautifulthingistheprocessthatwemakeourbesttoachieveourdream,andneversaygiveup.

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英文读书笔记

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TheOldManAndTheSea《老人与海》

TheOldManandtheSeaisoneofHemingway'

smostenduringworks.Toldinlanguageofgreatsimplicityandpower,itisthestoryofanoldCubanfisherman,downonhisluck,andhissupremeordeal——arelentless,agonizingbattlewithagiantmarlinfaroutintheGulfStream.HereHemingwayrecasts,instrikinglycontemporarystyle,theclassictheneofcourageinthefaceofdefeat,ofpersonaltriumphwonfromlos.Writtenin1952,thishugelysuccessfullynovella

confirmedhispowerandpresenceintheliteraryworldandplayedahugepartinhiswinningthe1954NobelPrizeforL